Lockheed P-38 Lightning fighter planes take off and land with tricycle landing gear. Aircrafts fly high in the sky. Perform various stunts. Landing of P-38 plane is seen. U.S. Pilots share their experiences about P-38 planes including destruction of first German plane shot down in World War II by a P-38 over Iceland. P-38 planes in support of heavy bombers. Ground crews attach bombs to P-38. Views of P-38s from air and ground. Far Eastern Airforce head, Lt. Gen George C. Kenney comments on the planes performance.
Preparations for test launch of German Wasserfall antiaircraft missile, during World War 2. A German officer operating the rocket's remote control device. Wasserfal C-2 ground to air rocket hoisted on the mobile launch dolly (trailer) brought out from the shelter. Technicians work on the erect rocket. Wasserfall C-2 erect on the stand in launching position. (Note: The location appears to be the island "Greifswalder Oie" - the west coast is clearly visible - along with the northern observation tower and a Wuerzburg Riese Radar.)
View of the Fi103 flying bomb (V-1) stationary on a concrete pad area. Three workers pull the bomb on the pad. Bomb moves with small wheels attached to it. Fuselage rod attached at the side. Workers attach wing to the fuselage rod. A worker works on tip of the wing section. Air intake grill section attached to the top of Fi103. Side view with panel over guidance system removed. (World War II period).
A Hitler Youth meeting in Thuringia, Germany. Adolf Hitler angrily screaming his speech regarding recruitment of millions. Hitler makes a speech on the decrease of unemployed Germans by 1.2 million since the Nazi party took over. A crowd of several hundred thousand Hitler Youth. Hitler stabbing the air emphatically with Nazi salute during the Hitler Youth rally. A vast crowd shouts 'Heil'. Hitler stands on an elevated platform, decorated with large German swastikas.
Burning Aircraft Carrier, USS Oriskany (CVA-34) off South Vietnam. Fire resulted from accidental ignition of flares. Three officers in the cabin, one of them sitting on the table top, while other two are on chairs and are engaged in an informal conversation (on same reel of footage, taken before the fire). View as sailors rip material from ship's side to gain access to fire. Smoke billows from side of ship. Several sailors run from area of heavy smoke, to get breath of fresher air. Injured sailor carried on stretcher.
U.S. Army officers engage in strategical discussions in Eboli, Italy during World War II. General Mark W Clark, Air Marshal Arthur W. Tedder along with other two British Army officers observes maps and discuss. General Clark seen with other officers looking in maps near an army jeep. A soldier holding gun and standing in rear near the tree. General Clark look carefully in map while another officer with pen shows some specifications. Several soldiers from 30th Infantry Division standing in background. General Clark walks under shade, shake hands with other army personal, discuss and walk away along others. Two army personals standing near a wrecked building while General Clark comes out from a building, gets in the army jeep and moves away. Views of destroyed buildings and soldiers on streets. Signboard of Eboli is seen.
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